Paul Farquhar
Legend
Yes.Is the mix for alchemical gunpowder any different from the real world?
Smokepowder
Although real world gunpowder is also "alchemical".
Yes.Is the mix for alchemical gunpowder any different from the real world?
It is a wiki mate, and unreliable at the best of times.
This is rubbish and you should feel bad for saying it.Although real world gunpowder is also "alchemical".
Exactly this, it is a fantasy magical pirate setting, and there is no reason that you cannot put gunpowder and real science in boot of the car and just play a it a bit fast and loosey goosey!Haven't you thought about crossbows with artificial muscles that reload itself? In the real life the pistol shrimp has got a very powerful power. Let's imagine the "live machines" a fleshwarper could craft with those artificial muscles.
If there is firearms then we can see ideas by players and DMs, for example a simple cantrip to create a piece of ectoplasm to block cannons, or illusory magic to create effects as smoke grenades. Other factor could be some religious taboo, for example gunslingers couldn't be allowed to enter Valhalla because firearms aren't "fair play" in the battlefield.
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We aren't talking only about gunpowder and firearms, but also "biotechnology, the "life shaping" art to craft living machines (do you rember the old biotechnology by the rhustili in Dark Sun setting?).
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That is fair enough mate, although I would certainly be more inclined to follow @LuisCarlos17f ideas above though.This is the best I have for you, from the 2e PHB. 5e Smoke Powder is apparently in Dragon Heist, which I don't own.
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Where D&D can be mixed with sci-fi and space fantasy.
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